Structure 27A063 · Mason County, WV

US 35 over Ohio River

Carries US 35 over Ohio River, 0.40 Mi W Of Wv 2.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,964 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,964 ft end to end: about 5.5 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through truss.

Built196957 years old
Length1964.2 ft598.7 m
Daily traffic24,200counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Location0.40 Mi W Of Wv 2
CarriesUS 35
CrossesOhio River
Coordinates38.83494, -82.14794

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1964.2 ft (598.7 m)
Max Span899.9 ft (274.3 m)
Deck Width64.3 ft (19.6 m)
Deck Area11734.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,200 (2018)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000027A063

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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